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The comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1884-1916, 1887-12-22

as capita in my business. am com.
PEELED to employ probably twice rs
much capital MS would be required
under fair business Inditions, at the
same time that the market is growing
more and more narrow by the c0mpul-
sorry competition which the present
system produces.
The Home Woollen Mills Company,
Hartford, Conn, previously mention.
ed, wrote
The effect OF our present tariff on
wool is to give it to the foreign mabu.
facturers at least forty per cent. below
the price in this country for such as
are designated as GLASSES / and g."
The fabrics demanded by the con
sumerS Of this country require about
one hundred and fifty million pounds
Of these woods in addition tn the home
clip, taking the weights in the grease
as usually marketed. This must be
imported either in the raw state or
manufactured in the form of yarns or
fabrics. The present tariff favors the
importation Of fabrics, and much the
larger portion is imported in that
form.
That is to say, the WOO duty ena-
bles fereign manufactures to undersell
our own markets. They go ON to
say -
The present wool tariff put every
possible obstacle in the way OF the
manufacturer. Some OF the tinei
cloths imported from England cost
there twenty eight shillings per yard,
weighing about one pound. The duty
on such at our compound rates is only
forty-tive per cent. On the materials
from which such cloths is made the
rate would he very much higher.
Snch materials are not grown in this
country TO any extent No manu-.
facturcr could afford to build the plant
lor making such goods under our pres
ent tariff. Tile consequence is that
we must leave such business to for
eign manufacturers, who can get the
required staples at the lowest price.
Probably more fine wool fabrics are
consumed in the United States than
by any hundred million people OF
other countries, taking the average of
all the inhabitants. If not hampered
by the restrictions of our tariff the
greater portion of these would. after n
little time, be the production OF our
home mills.
The tendency of the consumption is
more AMI more toward the better
class nf fairies. This is one reason
why importations Of woollen fabrics
have continued 81 large during the
time that large proportion of our
mills have been idle.
The comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1884-1916, 1887-12-22
Repu bIican OpEni~ns ON Tariff
Reforms,

The republican Tariff Commission
of 1882 advised An average reduction Of
duties, including the enlarged free list
they recommended, Of between TWEEN
ty and twenty-five per cent.
Mr.. Mckinley, of Ohio, said -" "Thp
free list might be enlarged without af,
fecting injuriously a single American
interest"
Senator Warner Miller, Of New York
said THE sooner we have that tar
iffl revision the better it will be for all
industries"
Senator Hawley said :-"I will vote
in any direction To bring about a reso-
lutte attempt to give us revision OF
the tariff. | say that as representing
n protectionsit constituency"
Mr.. Kasson, of Iowa, said :-"Some
excessive duties remain on the statut,
book some dutiabIe articles should b.
on the free list, and some of the tariff
have become obsolete"
Senator Sherman said 1--WE agree
that the tariff should be revised and
the taxes reduced" Giving several
reasons why the tariff should be revis-
ed, he said -
To these causes is also added the
conceded fact that under existing law
we are collecting from the people OF
the United States az national taxes
the sum CT fifty to one hundred mill
ions Of dollars more than is requisite
to meet all the proper current expen.
ditures of the government and all our
obligations to the public creditors and
10 comply with the Sinking Fund act
| for the gradual reduction Of the pub
/ lie debt.
What's the matter with Mr.. Cleve
lands message?
The comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1884-1916, 1887-12-22
WHOLE NO. 1913
BLAINE's FRIENDS FURIOUS
The Chicago Trlbune's Praise
Of che MeSsHge Makes Them
Very Mad,

The Triba"e's unstinted praise OF
the message has made the Blaine peo.
pie furious. That Mr., Medill, who has
been for some years devoted follower
of Blaine, should suddenly tuln about
and follow his own convictions inspires
the deepest resentment among the
Blaine men, and great alarm as we'll.
The Tribune said -
Full justification of President Cleve.
landS unprecedented course in de.
voting his annual communication to
Congress exclusively to a considera-
ton of the surplus and the best means
Of distributing it is to be found in the
message itself. The message is able
and statesmanlike, busnesslike in
style, perspicuOus in statement, clear
in its reasoning and irrefutable in its
conclusions.
The message rises above party lines
and presents common basis of pa.
triotic craftsmanship on which r4pub.
licans and democrats are bound by
every consideration Of the public well
fare and OF political expectancy to
stand together. The position taken
in the previous Congress by the Min.
nes0ta delegation and some other re.
pnblicans must be stoutly maintained
by the republican side of the House at
this session or they, and perhaps the
party which they represent, will be
overwhelmed.
The message is simply the tariff re.
duction plank of the republican party
adopted in 1884 expanded, 1t is neith-
or more nor less than textual SER
mon on that passage Of the resolutions
which promise to "reduce the surplus
by correcting the inequalities of the
tariff and it is certainly none the
less binding on the republicans f,rbe-
ing now SO ind"rSed by democratic
President. This iSnota time, ~ the
message Justly claims, Tor the discuss
ION of the theories Of protection and
free trade.
The Blaine leaders, in CONSERVATION
at this detection, have at once cast
about for such an organ as they want,
and an attempt is on foot to get control
of the Times and run it against the
Tribune. A combination is forming
to buy, if it can he done, the controll-
ing interest in the Times and turn it
into the Blaine organ for the cam
paign.
The comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1884-1916, 1887-12-22
The EsWNineSs OMlI~nk.

Outside Of speculative and gambling
circles, there is uninterrupted business
activity and the largest and best legit-
innate trade ever known in the city.
The holiday season will witness an
immense volume of trade, and. what
is better, the buyers can well afford to
pay for it.
In third and Wall streets deter.
mined effort has been made to bear
stocks on the Presidents message, but
it will be brief and scarcely percepti
bic in results. 1t was simply siezed
upon as a shadow in the absence Of
anything substantial, to suddenly in.
spire the fears OF investors, but it will
speedily perish in it's strained effort
There is just as much reason for the
Presidents message depressing stocks
rs there would be- in depressing or in
flating stocks because Mr.. Blaine had
sneezed and consulted y doctor for
cold.
A message from the President that
proposes no change in the basis OF our
tariff laws. except as to monopoly
that distinctly demands the protection
of the wages of labor; that proposes
advancement only to enlarge our in
dustries and cheaper the necessaries
Of life that urges tariff revision solely
with the view of revenue reduction,
which forbids the reelection of duties
below the protection standard in COM
petitive artices-such q deliverance
from the Chief Magistrate can disturb
no healthy channel of commerce, f.
nance, industry or trade.
There is now reasonable certainty
Of tariff revision and revenue reduction
in which the conservative men OF both
parties are likely to join and it is ab
solutely certain that no tariff measure
can pass Congress that in any degree
threatens the system of just protection
to our industries There is, therefore,
not only no cause whatever for busi.
ness distrust, but everything to en-
courage both capital and labor in all
legitimate enterprise to expect much
better revenue policy it, the interest Of
the country generally.
There is not only assurance Of the
present year closing upon a most
prosperous people in every section,
but there is every promise of contin-
ued and possibly growing prosperity
during the coming year. 1t is conf
IDENTITY expected in all active circles,
and that is half its attainment; all are
preparing for it, and while there may
he disputes in Cong ess to shadow sen.
sitive business trust, there is no reason
TO apprehend that legislation will do
anything but promote substantial
prosperity throughout the land
PHILADELPHIA Times.
The comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1884-1916, 1887-12-22

country got on, because the surplus
could be and was returned to circula-
tion. But now, as the President says,
and as the country knows, no redeem
able bonds remain the surplus taxes
pile mp in the Treasury to the danger
of every industry; and when Mr..
Cleveland forcibly calls the attention
of Congress to the necessity of reduc-
ing the taxes, the republican protec,
tionists, long ago and fully committed
to tariff revision, set up silly cry of
"free trade"
The comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1884-1916, 1887-12-22
REVOLT IN DLAINE's CAMP.
The Plumed Knights Chicago Organ
Repudiates His High Tariff
Doctrine

The Tribune, formerly the stanchest
supporter of Mr., James G. Blaine in
the West, says Of his European inter-
view:
Mr.. Blaine's general position will
not commend itself to the American
people, for unquestionably an inn
mense majority believe in remitting a
large share of these oppressive taxes
which bear upon the producing and
consuming classes with crushing
weight. 1t is the weakest ground Mr.,
Blaine has ever yet occupied, and no
national party can expect to go into a
Pr isidential campaign on that issue,
no matter who may be its leaders, and
win, 1t is a position of direst hostil-
ity to the report of the tariff commits
sion and to the Republican platform of
1884. We are free to state cur belief
that in leading the cohorts of the cod
died State of Pennsylvania with his
lieutenants, Randall, Kelly and Cam.
eron, he will find that Pennsylvania
is but one State and that there is a
large army outside its borders who do
not propose to be levied upon any
longer for its benefits.
Mr., Blaine ought to rid himself of
the Pennsylvania notion that a proper
and necessary reduction of the exces-
Sive profits now made by mill and fac
tory bosses will cause them to close
their establishments and discharge
their employees, or that the latter will
go off in IA huff and take to farming
1t is sufficient explanation of Blanes
interview that he is Pennsylvania.
He was brought up in an atmosphere
of ultra protection. He has sat at the
feet Of the high tariff Gamahels OF that
State and imbibed their doctrines.
Like all Pennsylvanians, Republicans
or Democrats, he believesin enormous
duties on imports for the purpose of
coddling the mill bosses and protect
ing the so-callpd "infant industries"
which long ago came of age and
ought to be able to 60 alone.
1t is needless to say that it is very
narrow view and one which does not
take in wider horizon than that
which bounds their State.
The comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1884-1916, 1887-12-22

Go to Critzman, the Jeweler, for
your Watches, Clocks and Jewelry.
Go to G. G. Seaver for Hardware
and Builders material, he will not BE-
under sold.
Sir Charles Dixie is one Of the most
skillful swordsmen in England.
A large lot of pocket and table cut.
lery just received at
G. G. Seaver's.
Bret Harte is making about $4,000
per year writing for the Scotch and
English periodicals.
G. G. Seaver will sell you Pure Lin
seed oil and the best brands OF Paints
Cheaper than the cheapest.
Handsome line Of holiday goois for
everyone at McFerrin 4 Co. Come
and see.
John B. Alley, the richest politician
in Massachusetts, is worth about S10,-
100000.
Drummers do not fail to call on the
old drummer for hacks, buggies, DC.
Jobe tries to please you.
Mr.. Gladstone will celebrate the
seventy-ninth anniversary of his birth
on Thursday, the 29th inst
G. G. Seaver has just received q
large stock OF double and single bar.
relied breech and muzzle-loading shot
guns. Can suit you in price.
The fund as a testimonial 10 Edward
Burgess, designer Of the Volunteer
has increased to more than $4,000.
The comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1884-1916, 1887-12-22

1t is too, too horrible, this PROPOSE
tion OF the President in his message
to make wool duty free. And yet we
ask workingmen who read the Herald
To look Vt some extracts from letters
OF woollen manufacturers, which our
Washington correspondent sends us
this morning. They will discover, il
they read with care, that the duty ON
wool necessarily forces down the wages
of wOrkmen and wOrkwOmen in wool
len mills; that it hampers their in.
dustry, prevents its extension and
makes it unprosperous-all of which
means low wages and uncertain EN-
ployment to the operatives.
Mr.. Alfred Dodge, Of New York, man.
ufacturer OF piano felts, declares that
with the present wool duties he must
either close his factory and throw his
work people out Of employment or re-
duce wages.
Mr. Alfred G. Potts, q woollen man,
ufacturor of Philadelphia, declares
that the wool tariff and other tariff
determinations force him to employ
twice as much capital as he would
need under free wool; and any work
man knows that under this condition
the wage fund is lesssned and wages
must be low.
The Home Woollen Mills, OF Hart.
ford, Conn, declare that the wool duty
prevents the manufacture of the bet
ter class OF woollen goods in this caun-
try, or makes it Improbable But
every workman knows that the best
wages are earned in making the high.
est quality Of goods, and thus the
wool tariff discriminates against Amer.
ican workmen again. Mr.. George
Bullock, president of the Conshohoken
Worsted Mills, in Pennsylvania, de-
clares his belief that free wool and
free raw materials would more fully
protect labor from ruinous reduc.
t0ns."
High tariff on raW materials make
lou Vdgts. That is truth which
American w0rkmen should ponder
and discuss in their meetings and in
their shops. With free raw materials
moreover, our commerce will be rap.
idly extended. Senator Evarts once
in lucid moment told Philadelphia
audience, "lf you want to sell abroad
you must buy abroad" Every ton oI
wool our manufacturers can buy duty
free will be paid for in Australia, al
the Cape Of Good Hope or in South
America with American made goods
and thus, while larger share will z,
to the wages of the wo0llen workmen
other workmen in hundreds oI
branches will be benefited by the re.
sulting demand for other American
products in foreign countres.-N Y
Herald.
The comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1884-1916, 1887-12-22
JOHNSON CITY.
WRITTEN FoR THE COMET.

"hllIbN fOk lhE GOMEI
Scarce year ago we came here,
Dark the future seemed to loom
Over Johnson City, blame yer,
For the place had nary boom.
Land was then al dollars thirty,
For rlocations-heaps of ro I'm
Cheap az dirt, however dirty,
Johnson City had 40 boom.
Now In eighteen-eighty.se
A still small voice as from the tomb
Whispers, and is heard in heaven
johnson Citys on the boom |"
Factories smoking right and left, sir.
Destroying all the flowers that,bo. m;
Never mind, OF these bereit, sir,
johnson City's on the boom.
Go and ask of Major Weller
ii he has vacant rom,
And he'll answer with q smller,
mot while Johnsons on the boom
Shout long and loud hosanna.
BE you colonel, judge or whom,
Wave DER Tennessee the banner,
Johnson City's on the boom
Citizens OF johnson City
shake of lethargy aud g'oom,
PtOve yourselves both sm' and gritty,
Keep your city on the boCm.i
Tn IN when all the darkics holler,
Shuddering at the crack of doom.
Yon may bet your bottom dollar
Johnson's stNl viii have the bonn,
The comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1884-1916, 1887-12-22
Hard ware.

G. K. Lide & Co. have 600 Watauga
Valley axes, 5000 pounds charcoal
iron, 800 kegs steel nails and all kinds
of hardware at low prices. Don't fail
to get their prices.
The comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1884-1916, 1887-12-22

An exchange says; Never judge
by appearances. A shabby old coat
may contain an editor, while the man
wearing high toned plug hat and
supporting dude cane may be de-
linquent subscriber"
The comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1884-1916, 1887-12-22

Regulate the regulator" with War
ner's Log-Cabin SsrSspsrilla, largest
bottle ON the market, 100 doses for 81,
All druggists.
The comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1884-1916, 1887-12-22

Mrs. Phoebe Chesley, Peterson, Clay
Co., Iowa, tells the following remarka.
BILE story, the truth of which is vouch-
ed for by the residents of the town
II am 73 years old, have been troubled
with kidney complaint and lameness
for many years could not dress my
self without help. Now am free from
all pain and soreness, and am able to
do all my own Homework. / owe my
thanks to Electric Bitters for having
renewed my youth, and removed com.
pletely all disease and pain" Try a
bottle, SOC. and 81. at the City Drug
Store.
The comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1884-1916, 1887-12-22

The newspapers in East Tennessee
are discussing the question of the Dam-
ocratic nomination for Governor next
year. They are beginning the agita-
tion at an early day, and evidently ex-
pect the next nominee to be nm East
Tennessee man Nashville Banner.
Well, and why should not our next
Governor be all East Tennessee manY
We have plenty of gubernstorial tim
ber and as good as ever grew. There
10 Taylor, who has served Tennessee
well and would do so again-young,
progressive and magnetic, whom to
know is to admire -Newpor Citisen.
Mr.. Blaine expects to wait for Santa
Claus in Paris.
Go to &C seaver for children's sill
yer sets.
The Memphis Ledger is OF the opip-
ion that Gov. Taylor should become
reelected next year
Call at Jobe's livery stable for
hacks, and feed your stock. Special
rates to farmers.
Gas has been struck at divers
Springs, but not in paying quanti-
ties yet. The depth reached is 675
feet.
Jobe's Livery Stable does business
on square and legitimate plan and
gives you the worth Of your money.
Call and be convinced.
Mrs. Cleveland now owns three dogs,
the latest one being u large 81. Ber-
nard, the gift of her friend, Miss
Kingsford, Of Oswego.
Remember that you can always get
the worth of your money by calling at
Jobe's Livery Stable for buggies,
hacks and saddle horses.
The indiscretion Of our first parents
was mighty good thing for tailors
and Observation-Disclosures Senti-
mel.
The comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1884-1916, 1887-12-22

Critzman, the Jeweler, sells the
Light Running Domestic Sewing
Machines
The comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1884-1916, 1887-12-22
GnnI Gunn!! Gunn!i!

Go to G. K. Lide g. Co. for q good
gun at low price.
The comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1884-1916, 1887-12-22
Hard w are.

Get prices and buy hardware from
G. K. Lide & Co.
The comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1884-1916, 1887-12-22
Amnlum mifiOM.

Shot, shells, powder and wads at low
prices.
G. K. Lide & Co.
The comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1884-1916, 1887-12-22

Mr.. Blaine expects to wait for Santa
Claus in Paris.
Wichita eagle., 1887-05-25
France.

PARIS, May 2A-In view of the failure
of all combinations to effect settlement
of the ministerial question President Grevy
has recalled VI. Floquct and appealed 10
his patriotism to form cabinet NJ. Flo
quet asked for twenty-four hours to con
slider the matter
Floquet concurred TO day with Lockroy,
Garnet. General Boulanger and Berthelot.
Ii Floquet accepts the task Of forming. a
ministry he viii assume the office Of minis
ter of the interior; Rouvier will be minis
ter of finance: Flourens will be urged to
retain the foreign portfolio. The radicals
will support Goblet for president of the
chamber of deputies if Floquet becomes
premier. Floquet was in conference with
General Boulanger this evening. The turn
of affairs is considered a victory for Bou
hanger.
Wichita eagle., 1887-05-25
OVER THE OCEAN.
England.

LONDON, May pa dynamite bOmt
was exploded under the police court a
Hepburn, Durham county, last night, par
TALLY destroying the building. The out
rege is attributed to strikers,
Or. Algernon Northwick, Conservative
member of parliament for South kensing
ton, and proprietor of the London Morn
ing Post, in an address to his constituents
last evening, said that after the Whltsun
recess the government proposed to force
the passage of the Irish crimes act amend
ment bill within specified period, wheth-
er or no all amendments TO the bill were
disposed of
Daniel Manning viii leave Bournemouth
on Monday next for Liverpool. He will
sail for New York on June 1. His health
is much improved.
The Cambridge University crew have
agreed to row the Harvard College crew
if necessary funds to cover the expenses oil
the trip to America can be raised.
4 dispatch from Odessa Wednesday
while the car and czarina were driving in
an open carriage from a ball given by mem
bers Of the nobility at Nova Ticherskok,
pistol was fired at them by the crowd OF
the street. Great uproar followed. The
man who fired the shot was so maitreatet
by the people he was insensible when tht
police secured him. The culprit had in hi
possession bottle of poison, six cartridges
a revolver and dagger. He refused to an
swer questions.
Wichita eagle., 1887-05-25
THEY AXE COMING.
W no Are Coming?

a full company of thorough dramatic ar
fists Who are they? The Celebrated Cab
riel Santini Ward Remustin, Hearics and
Chas Arden La Croix. Mary Waterbury,
Juvenile LADY, Bell Gaffney, leading LADY,
Ida La Croix the great singing soubrett)
w J.. Woodson, (commedianl Harry Meter,
(of New York City, The celebrated Foster
Bros and others who will produce from the
mammoth stage at the new Main Street thea
tire on or about Saturday next.
The Dantes as it was written don't fail to
see this beautiful play properly produced,
at this popular summer resort BRING your
wives and children, and see full company,
full orchestra, a full band, c full play and
full house.
Remember the opening of this spacious
amusement palace will occur on or about
Thursday next
Admission into the Garden free; admission
into the Auditorium -, p, and 30 cents
At B. F. NICHOLS, Manager.
Wichita eagle., 1887-05-25
Chicago Grain and Provisions.


Local rains and the showery condition generally
increased the number OF realzers at the opening OF
the market th. morning. The receipts OF wheat
was 40 cars a very large share OF which came in
over the Chicago & Milwaukee and Chicago North
western roads borne out apparently the prediction
that the recent rail cut the big grangers go
ing to bring good deal OF northwest wheat at
and this. too, had weakening effect prices. The
crowd was very bearish and determined to sell June
wheat. 1t currently reported and generally
credited among them that ths clique unloading
June and changinf to the July option consequently
there disposition to sell the former and buy
the latter and July really become the more active
MAJ ket.
Wichita eagle., 1887-05-25
Kansas City Grain and Provisions.

.hANsAs IiIE, My -
ns:Iv Indicator reports wheat weak: No Ied,
casS y asked June NV asked; No. SOFT, cash 8
Com lower. No , cash. 10 bids: June $ DID,
Jnly Ssi. hid: No , white cash IS bid.
Oats, No. , cash, 81 bid.
Rive No. cash no bids or ofe Is - - A :,
H;,y-Firrn: fancy small baIed $40 &C. large - -
Elax seed-sl
Hutter-W al. ana slow.
CheessA-FuII cream i.est4ls: fats s&ss-
Ergs-Steady. 10 per doZ- =, a.
Flour dull, STEADY: quotations TX ~ Xxx =
al 05 family 81 lu6Ii D. choice 81 SS%l s ianNs ~
extra fancy 81 sol IS; patent g. skSs % -
Corn Meal-Green, 3, dried, 81, choice yeito"' -
bulk. 12lS-
Eran-fulk IS: sacked. s.
Poultry-old hens, fat, heavy 3 81 roosters e
turkeys, 5ae. 49,,
Provisions-Sugar cured hams. ill.: bacon 10 cr,eo
beef l2 dried clear g. dry salt clear RIB sides
a. as: long clear, s. = shoulders s. So shors ciesr
4: s.. smoked clear rio sides, e. IS; Ions clear
<; y; shoulders, q 5. short clear. 8 Is,
Mess Pork-sIe o.
Iard.-Choice tieree. IS e2la-
Wichita eagle., 1887-05-25
Attacked by Wolves.

KANSAS CITY, May 24-The Times Lit
tie Rock, Ark, special says that while
John Howell and James Smith were walk
ing through Fulton county near the Mis-.
souri, line they were attacked by pack Of
ravenous wolves and Howell who was bit
ten in the neck, died from his wounds,
while Smith took refuge in farm house.
The wolves afterward attacked three fish
ermen near the same place and injured
James Thompson 50 badly that he is eX-
nected TO die